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|first_event = [[Survivor Series (1987)|1987]]
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|gimmick = Inter-promotional matches for brand supremacy (2016–2021)
|gimmick = Inter-promotional matches for brand supremacy (2016–2021)<br />WarGames (2022–present)
|signature_match = [[Survivor Series match]] (1987–2021)<br />[[WarGames match]] (2022–present)
|signature_match = [[Survivor Series match]] (1987–2021)<br />[[WarGames match]] (2022–present)
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'''Survivor Series''', branded as '''Survivor Series: WarGames''' since 2022, is a [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|event]], produced annually since 1987 by [[WWE]]. Held in November generally the week of [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]], it is the second longest-running [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event in history, behind WWE's flagship event, [[WrestleMania]]. In addition to traditional PPV since 1987, the event has aired on the [[livestreaming]] services [[WWE Network]] since 2014 and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] since 2021. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, [[Royal Rumble]], [[SummerSlam]], and <!--Do not remove Money in the Bank. This was confirmed by WWE President Nick Khan.-->[[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".<!--Do not remove Money in the Bank. This was confirmed by WWE President Nick Khan.-->
'''Survivor Series''', branded as '''Survivor Series: WarGames''' since 2022, is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced annually since 1987 by [[WWE]], the world's largest [[professional wrestling promotion]]. Held in November generally the week of [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]], it is the second longest-running [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event in history, behind WWE's flagship event, [[WrestleMania]]. In addition to traditional PPV since the inaugural [[Survivor Series (1987)|1987 event]], it has aired via [[livestreaming]] since the [[Survivor Series (2014)|2014 event]]. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, [[Royal Rumble]], [[SummerSlam]], and <!--Do not remove Money in the Bank. This was confirmed by WWE President Nick Khan.-->[[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".<!--Do not remove Money in the Bank. This was confirmed by WWE President Nick Khan.-->


The event is traditionally characterized by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which are [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically features teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. Stipulations have also been added to these matches, such as members of the losing team being ([[kayfabe]]) fired. Only four events have not featured the match: the [[Survivor Series (1998)|1998 event]], which had an elimination tournament for the vacant [[WWF Championship]] (now WWE Championship), the [[Survivor Series (2002)|2002 event]], which saw the debut of the [[Elimination Chamber match]], and both the [[Survivor Series: WarGames (2022)|2022]] and [[Survivor Series: WarGames (2023)|2023]] events, which featured [[WarGames match]]es for the men and women.
From 1987 to 2021, the event was characterized by having [[Survivor Series match]]es, which were [[tag team elimination match]]es that typically featured teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. Stipulations had also been added to these matches, such as members of the losing team being ([[kayfabe]]) fired. During these years, only two events did not feature Survivor Series matches: the [[Survivor Series (1998)|1998 event]], which hosted an elimination tournament for the vacant [[WWF Championship]] (now WWE Championship), and the [[Survivor Series (2002)|2002 event]], which saw the debut of the [[Elimination Chamber]], a type of six-person [[steel cage match]] won by eliminating all other opponents. Since 2022, the event has been based around [[WarGames match]]es for the men and women. WarGames is a team-based steel cage match where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side and the two teams typically have four to five members each but it is decided by one fall instead of eliminating all opponents. As a result, the events since 2022 have also not featured Survivor Series matches.


After WWE reintroduced the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] in 2016, the events from 2016 until 2021 centered around competition between wrestlers from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands for brand supremacy; [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] was also involved in 2019. In addition to Survivor Series matches between the brands, the champions of each brand faced off in non-title matches. In 2022, the brand supremacy concept was dropped and the event was rebranded as "Survivor Series: WarGames", marking WWE's first main roster event to feature the match.
After WWE reintroduced the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] in 2016, the events from 2016 until 2021 centered around competition between wrestlers from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands for brand supremacy; [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] was also involved in 2019. In addition to Survivor Series matches between the brands, the champions of each brand faced off in non-title matches. In 2022, the brand supremacy concept was dropped and the event was rebranded as "Survivor Series: WarGames", marking WWE's first main roster event to feature the match; NXT had its own [[NXT WarGames|WarGames event]] from 2017 to 2021 and it was discontinued after the match was moved to Survivor Series in 2022.


==Origins and changes==
==Origins and changes==
[[File:Survivor Series 2005 stage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series 2005]] stage setup]]
[[File:Survivor Series 2005 stage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.9|The [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series 2005]] stage setup]]
The [[Survivor Series (1987)|first Survivor Series]], held in 1987,<ref name="1987event">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#87|title=Survivor Series 1987 results|publisher=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|access-date=2008-05-27}}</ref> came on the heels of the success of [[WrestleMania III]], as the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) began to see the lucrative potential of the [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) market. The first event capitalized on the big time feud between [[André the Giant]] and [[Hulk Hogan]], who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. Survivor Series was originally created to counter WCW's Starcade. The first eight Survivor Series events took place on either [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] (1987–1990) or Thanksgiving Eve (1991–1994). Beginning with the [[Survivor Series (1995)|1995 event]], Survivor Series was held on various Sundays before Thanksgiving. The [[Survivor Series (2005)|2005]] and [[Survivor Series (2006)|2006]] events were held on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, while the [[Survivor Series WarGames|2022 event]] was held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The [[Survivor Series (1997)|1997 event]] was notorious as it featured the [[Montreal Screwjob]].<ref name="1997event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1997/results/|title=Survivor Series 1997 official results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 9, 1997|access-date=2011-01-04}}</ref> Survivor Series was going to be discontinued and rebranded in 2010,<ref>{{cite video|people=[[Vince McMahon]]|date=2010-02-11|title=WWE 2009 Fourth Quarter press conference webcast|url=http://wwevideowm.fplive.net/wwevideo/wmv/adhoc/corporate/201002/earnings_0210.wmv|time=39:26|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Woodward |first1=Buck |title=WWE DROPPING ONE OF THE 'BIG FOUR' PPV NAMES, VINCE MCMAHON EXPECTS TO HAVE A WWE NETWORK 'UP AND RUNNING' IN 18 MONTHS AND MORE |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=45016&p=1 |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=PWInsider |date=February 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018232529/https://www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=45016&p=1 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |language=en-US |quote=Regarding Survivor Series dropping in buyrate, while Vince said it was one of the "original four" PPV events, they felt the title had "outlived its usefulness" and would be rebranded. So, there will not be another PPV called "Survivor Series" going forward.}}</ref> but following fan outcry, the company decided to continue with the event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Survivor Series tickets available now |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/survivorseriesticketsavailable |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=[[WWE]] |date=June 10, 2010 |language=en-US |quote=World Wrestling Entertainment's annual pay-per-view extravaganza returns to South Florida! Be part of a WWE tradition as Survivor Series comes to the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010.}}</ref> Survivor Series became the second longest running PPV event in history (behind [[WrestleMania]]),<ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p. 160)</ref> and is also regarded as one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, [[Royal Rumble]], and [[SummerSlam]], the promotion's original four annual events and their four biggest events of the year.<ref name=keith>{{cite book|last=Keith|first=Scott|title=Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation|isbn=0-8065-2619-X|publisher=Citadel Press|year=2004|pages=160}}</ref> From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including [[King of the Ring]], but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Sullivan, Kevin |author1-link=Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) |title=The WWE Championship: A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship |date=November 23, 2010 |publisher=[[Gallery Books]] |isbn=9781439193211 |page=124 |quote=At the time, SummerSlam was one of WWE's "big five" Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series were the others), ...}}</ref> In August 2021, [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]] became recognized as one of the "Big Five".<ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |author=News 3 Staff |title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022 |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022 |website=[[KSNV]] |access-date=May 31, 2022 |date=August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Jeremy|last2=Sapp|first2=Sean Ross|title=WWE Money In The Bank 2023 To Be Held At O2 Arena In London On July 1|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/wwe-money-bank-2023-be-held-02-arena-london-july-1-0|work=Fightful|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105120351/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/wwe-money-bank-2023-be-held-02-arena-london-july-1-0|archive-date=January 5, 2023|url-status=live|quote=The O2 is one of the world's premier venues and the perfect home for Money In The Bank. We are excited to bring one of our 'Big 5' events to the UK and look forward to welcoming the WWE Universe to London on July 1.}}</ref>
The [[Survivor Series (1987)|first Survivor Series]], held in 1987,<ref name="1987event">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#87|title=Survivor Series 1987 results|publisher=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|access-date=May 27, 2008}}</ref> came on the heels of the success of [[WrestleMania III]], as the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) began to see the lucrative potential of the [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) market. The first event capitalized on the big time feud between [[André the Giant]] and [[Hulk Hogan]], who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. Survivor Series was originally created to counter WCW's [[Starrcade]]. The first eight Survivor Series events took place on either [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] (1987–1990) or Thanksgiving Eve (1991–1994). Beginning with the [[Survivor Series (1995)|1995 event]], Survivor Series was held on various Sundays before Thanksgiving. The [[Survivor Series (2005)|2005]] and [[Survivor Series (2006)|2006]] events were held on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, while the 2022 and 2023 events were held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The [[Survivor Series (1997)|1997 event]] was notorious as it featured the [[Montreal Screwjob]].<ref name="1997event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1997/results/|title=Survivor Series 1997 official results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 9, 1997|access-date=January 4, 2011}}</ref> Survivor Series was going to be discontinued and rebranded in 2010,<ref>{{cite video|people=[[Vince McMahon]]|date=February 11, 2010|title=WWE 2009 Fourth Quarter press conference webcast|url=http://wwevideowm.fplive.net/wwevideo/wmv/adhoc/corporate/201002/earnings_0210.wmv|time=39:26|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Woodward |first1=Buck |title=WWE DROPPING ONE OF THE 'BIG FOUR' PPV NAMES, VINCE MCMAHON EXPECTS TO HAVE A WWE NETWORK 'UP AND RUNNING' IN 18 MONTHS AND MORE |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=45016&p=1 |access-date=October 18, 2021 |work=PWInsider |date=February 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018232529/https://www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=45016&p=1 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |language=en-US |quote=Regarding Survivor Series dropping in buyrate, while Vince said it was one of the "original four" PPV events, they felt the title had "outlived its usefulness" and would be rebranded. So, there will not be another PPV called "Survivor Series" going forward.}}</ref> but following fan outcry, the company decided to continue with the event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Survivor Series tickets available now |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/survivorseriesticketsavailable |access-date=October 18, 2021 |work=[[WWE]] |date=June 10, 2010 |language=en-US |quote=World Wrestling Entertainment's annual pay-per-view extravaganza returns to South Florida! Be part of a WWE tradition as Survivor Series comes to the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010.}}</ref> Survivor Series became the second longest running PPV event in history (behind [[WrestleMania]]),<ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p. 160)</ref> and is also regarded as one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, [[Royal Rumble]], and [[SummerSlam]], the promotion's original four annual events and their four biggest events of the year.<ref name=keith>{{cite book|last=Keith|first=Scott|title=Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation|isbn=0-8065-2619-X|publisher=Citadel Press|year=2004|pages=160}}</ref> From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including [[King of the Ring]], but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Sullivan, Kevin |author1-link=Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) |title=The WWE Championship: A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship |date=November 23, 2010 |publisher=[[Gallery Books]] |isbn=9781439193211 |page=124 |quote=At the time, SummerSlam was one of WWE's "big five" Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series were the others), ...}}</ref> In August 2021, [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]] became recognized as one of the "Big Five".<ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |author=News 3 Staff |title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022 |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022 |website=[[KSNV]] |access-date=May 31, 2022 |date=August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Jeremy|last2=Sapp|first2=Sean Ross|title=WWE Money In The Bank 2023 To Be Held At O2 Arena In London On July 1|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/wwe-money-bank-2023-be-held-02-arena-london-july-1-0|work=Fightful|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105120351/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/wwe-money-bank-2023-be-held-02-arena-london-july-1-0|archive-date=January 5, 2023|url-status=live|quote=The O2 is one of the world's premier venues and the perfect home for Money In The Bank. We are excited to bring one of our 'Big 5' events to the UK and look forward to welcoming the WWE Universe to London on July 1.}}</ref>


In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref name=GetFOut>{{cite web| title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment| publisher=WWE| url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| access-date=August 28, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| archive-date=January 19, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an [[orphaned initialism]].<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Sacco |first1=Justine |last2=Weitz |first2=Michael |date=April 7, 2011 |title=The New WWE |url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2011/04-07-2011 |location=[[Connecticut]] |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=November 25, 2021 }}</ref> Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]], in which the roster was divided between the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform<ref name="BrandExtensionPressRelease">{{cite press release|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |title=WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands |publisher=[[WWE]] |date=March 27, 2002 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417115226/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |archive-date=April 17, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref>—[[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] became a third brand in 2006.<ref name=SciFi>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/scifi|title=WWE brings ECW to Sci Fi Channel|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=June 2, 2006}}</ref> The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=Raw Results – 8/29/11|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/26309-raw-results-8-29-11/|work=WrestleView|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref> but it was reintroduced in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE's destiny to be determined during SmackDown's Live premiere|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/live-draft-smackdown-premiere|work=[[WWE]]|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> Survivor Series, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. In 2014, Survivor Series began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the [[WWE Network]], which launched in February that year,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |archive-date=May 25, 2022|url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=WWE Network: Price, schedule and everything else you need to know |work=The Independent |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> and in 2021, the event became available on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/standalone-wwe-network-app-shutting-down-44-new-details-wwe-transition-peacock|title=Standalone WWE Network App Shutting Down In The US On 4/4, New Details On The Transition To Peacock|date=March 8, 2021|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308183858/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/standalone-wwe-network-app-shutting-down-44-new-details-wwe-transition-peacock|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref name=GetFOut>{{cite web| title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment| publisher=WWE| url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| access-date=August 28, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| archive-date=January 19, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an [[orphaned initialism]].<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Sacco |first1=Justine |last2=Weitz |first2=Michael |date=April 7, 2011 |title=The New WWE |url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2011/04-07-2011 |location=[[Connecticut]] |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=November 25, 2021 }}</ref> Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]], in which the roster was divided between the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform<ref name="BrandExtensionPressRelease">{{cite press release|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |title=WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands |publisher=[[WWE]] |date=March 27, 2002 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417115226/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref>—[[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] became a third brand in 2006.<ref name=SciFi>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/scifi|title=WWE brings ECW to Sci Fi Channel|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=June 2, 2006}}</ref> The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=Raw Results – 8/29/11|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/26309-raw-results-8-29-11/|work=WrestleView|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref> but it was reintroduced in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE's destiny to be determined during SmackDown's Live premiere|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/live-draft-smackdown-premiere|work=[[WWE]]|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> Survivor Series, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. In 2014, Survivor Series began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the [[WWE Network]], which launched in February that year,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |archive-date=May 25, 2022|url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=WWE Network: Price, schedule and everything else you need to know |work=The Independent |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> and in 2021, the event became available on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/standalone-wwe-network-app-shutting-down-44-new-details-wwe-transition-peacock|title=Standalone WWE Network App Shutting Down In The US On 4/4, New Details On The Transition To Peacock|date=March 8, 2021|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308183858/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/standalone-wwe-network-app-shutting-down-44-new-details-wwe-transition-peacock|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


As a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in early 2020, WWE had to present the majority of its programming for Raw and SmackDown from a [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] set at the [[WWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], beginning mid-March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=WWE Taping updates|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/134914/wwe-taping-updates.html?p=1|work=PWInsider|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> In August, these events were relocated to WWE's [[bio-secure bubble]], the [[WWE ThunderDome]], hosted at Orlando's [[Amway Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heel|first=N.|date=August 17, 2020|title=WWE Launching 'ThunderDome' At Amway Center This Friday|url=https://heelbynature.com/wrestling-news/wwe-news/wwe-launching-thunderdome-at-amway-center-this-friday/|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=Heel By Nature|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WWE introducing new state-of-the-art viewing experience with WWE ThunderDome|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-virtual-fan-experience-thunder-zone-summerslam-amway-center|work=WWE|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE Announces ThunderDome Arena; Enhanced Fan Experience, Residency At Amway Center; First Look Video Shown|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-thunderdome-arena-enhanced-fan-experience|work=Fightful|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> The [[Survivor Series (2020)|2020 Survivor Series]] was in turn produced from the ThunderDome<ref name="preSSeries2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Survivor Series Kickoff Show results: Powell's review of the Dual-Brand Battle Royal|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/11/22/wwe-survivor-series-kickoff-show-results-powells-review-of-the-dual-brand-battle-royal/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SSeries2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's review of Undertaker's Final Farewell, Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns, Asuka vs. Sasha Banks, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in champion vs. champion matches, Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown in Survivor Series elimination matches|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/11/22/wwe-survivor-series-results-powells-review-of-undertakers-final-farewell-drew-mcintyre-vs-roman-reigns-asuka-vs-sasha-banks-kofi-kingston-and-xavier-woods-vs-the-street-profits-bobby-lashl/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> and was WWE's final PPV to present the ThunderDome from the Amway Center, as in early December, the ThunderDome was relocated to [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WWE ThunderDome will head to Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field beginning Friday, Dec. 11|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/article/wwe-thunderdome-will-head-to-tampa-bays-tropicana-field-beginning-friday-dec-11|work=WWE|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> In July 2021, WWE resumed live touring with fans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Currier|first=Joseph|title=WWE returning to touring this July, first three events announced|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-returning-touring-july-first-three-events-announced-342011|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=May 23, 2021|date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>
As a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in early 2020, WWE had to present the majority of its programming for Raw and SmackDown from a [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] set at the [[WWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], beginning mid-March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=WWE Taping updates|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/134914/wwe-taping-updates.html?p=1|work=PWInsider|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> In August, these events were relocated to WWE's [[bio-secure bubble]], the [[WWE ThunderDome]], hosted at Orlando's [[Amway Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heel|first=N.|date=August 17, 2020|title=WWE Launching 'ThunderDome' At Amway Center This Friday|url=https://heelbynature.com/wrestling-news/wwe-news/wwe-launching-thunderdome-at-amway-center-this-friday/|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=Heel By Nature|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WWE introducing new state-of-the-art viewing experience with WWE ThunderDome|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-virtual-fan-experience-thunder-zone-summerslam-amway-center|work=WWE|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE Announces ThunderDome Arena; Enhanced Fan Experience, Residency At Amway Center; First Look Video Shown|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-thunderdome-arena-enhanced-fan-experience|work=Fightful|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> The [[Survivor Series (2020)|2020 Survivor Series]] was in turn produced from the ThunderDome<ref name="preSSeries2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Survivor Series Kickoff Show results: Powell's review of the Dual-Brand Battle Royal|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/11/22/wwe-survivor-series-kickoff-show-results-powells-review-of-the-dual-brand-battle-royal/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SSeries2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's review of Undertaker's Final Farewell, Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns, Asuka vs. Sasha Banks, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in champion vs. champion matches, Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown in Survivor Series elimination matches|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/11/22/wwe-survivor-series-results-powells-review-of-undertakers-final-farewell-drew-mcintyre-vs-roman-reigns-asuka-vs-sasha-banks-kofi-kingston-and-xavier-woods-vs-the-street-profits-bobby-lashl/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> and was WWE's final PPV to present the ThunderDome from the Amway Center, as in early December, the ThunderDome was relocated to [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WWE ThunderDome will head to Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field beginning Friday, Dec. 11|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/article/wwe-thunderdome-will-head-to-tampa-bays-tropicana-field-beginning-friday-dec-11|work=WWE|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> In July 2021, WWE resumed live touring with fans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Currier|first=Joseph|title=WWE returning to touring this July, first three events announced|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-returning-touring-july-first-three-events-announced-342011|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=May 23, 2021|date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>
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{{blockquote|The tradition of the Survivor Series has ebbed and flowed and changed slightly over time, but this will be similar to that. This will not be Raw versus SmackDown. It will be much more story-line driven. I still look at it as a traditional component to Survivor Series in there because it's large teams of people competing. We just upped the ante a little bit with WarGames and made it evolve. Survivor Series has been an amazing event for 36 years. And it needs to evolve a little bit and this year seemed like the right time to do it.<ref name="RingerSSW">{{Cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=David |title=Exclusive: WWE 'Survivor Series' 2022 Will Feature Two WarGames Matches |url=https://www.theringer.com/wwe/2022/9/19/23360426/wwe-survivor-series-2022-triple-h-wargames-announcement |work=The Ringer |date=September 19, 2022 |access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|The tradition of the Survivor Series has ebbed and flowed and changed slightly over time, but this will be similar to that. This will not be Raw versus SmackDown. It will be much more story-line driven. I still look at it as a traditional component to Survivor Series in there because it's large teams of people competing. We just upped the ante a little bit with WarGames and made it evolve. Survivor Series has been an amazing event for 36 years. And it needs to evolve a little bit and this year seemed like the right time to do it.<ref name="RingerSSW">{{Cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=David |title=Exclusive: WWE 'Survivor Series' 2022 Will Feature Two WarGames Matches |url=https://www.theringer.com/wwe/2022/9/19/23360426/wwe-survivor-series-2022-triple-h-wargames-announcement |work=The Ringer |date=September 19, 2022 |access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref>}}


During the Survivor Series: WarGames post-event press conference, Triple H was asked if the WarGames match would become a permanent fixture at Survivor Series and he said "we'll see", citing the success of the 2022 event. In regards to the event not including a traditional Survivor Series match, he was asked if the match was done for good and he said they "weren't done with anything", noting that this year was the time to freshen up the event but the traditional match could see a return at future events. Triple H also revealed that the 2022 event was the highest-grossing Survivor Series of all time as well as the most viewed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/triple-h-discusses-hell-in-a-cell-event-future-ozzy-ozbourne-at-survivor-series-wargames-press-conference|title=Triple H discusses Hell in a Cell event future at WWE Survivor Series press conference|date=November 27, 2022|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> During [[Crown Jewel (2023)|Crown Jewel]] on November 4, 2023, WWE announced that the [[Survivor Series: WarGames (2023)|2023 Survivor Series]] would retain the WarGames concept.<ref name="2023WGconfirmed">{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|title=WWE Confirms WarGames For WWE Survivor Series|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-confirms-wargames-wwe-survivor-series|work=Fightful|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref>
During the Survivor Series: WarGames post-event press conference, Triple H was asked if the WarGames match would become a permanent fixture at Survivor Series and he said "we'll see", citing the success of the 2022 event. In regards to the event not including a traditional Survivor Series match, he was asked if the match was done for good and he said they "weren't done with anything", noting that this year was the time to freshen up the event but the traditional match could see a return at future events. Triple H also revealed that the 2022 event was the highest-grossing Survivor Series of all time as well as the most viewed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/triple-h-discusses-hell-in-a-cell-event-future-ozzy-ozbourne-at-survivor-series-wargames-press-conference|title=Triple H discusses Hell in a Cell event future at WWE Survivor Series press conference|date=November 27, 2022|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> The [[Survivor Series: WarGames (2023)|2023]] and [[Survivor Series: WarGames (2024)|2024]] events would also retain the WarGames concept.<ref name="2023WGconfirmed">{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|title=WWE Confirms WarGames For WWE Survivor Series|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-confirms-wargames-wwe-survivor-series|work=Fightful|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="SSeries2024">{{cite web|last1=Russell|first1=Skylar|title=WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2024 To Emanate From Vancouver, BC On Saturday, November 30|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-survivor-series-war-games-2024-emanate-vancouver-bc-saturday-november-30|work=Fightful|access-date=August 1, 2024|date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>


==Survivor Series match==
==Survivor Series match==
The event is traditionally characterized by having the [[Survivor Series match]], which is a type of [[tag team elimination match]] that typically features two teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. In a Survivor Series match, each member of a team must be eliminated to win. The name of the match stems from this stipulation, as the winners are the "survivors", and in some cases, there has been only one survivor. There have sometimes been an additional stipulation placed on the Survivor Series match, such as members of the losing team being ([[kayfabe]]) fired. While typically contested between two teams, the 2019 event had three teams against each other in three-way Survivor Series matches.<ref name="SSoverview"/>
From 1987 to 2021, the event was traditionally characterized by having the [[Survivor Series match]], a type of [[tag team elimination match]] that typically featured two teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. In a Survivor Series match, each member of a team had to be eliminated to win. The name of the match stemmed from this stipulation, as the winners were the "survivors", and in some cases, there was only one survivor. On occasion, there were additional stipulation placed on the Survivor Series match, such as members of the losing team being ([[kayfabe]]) fired. While typically contested between two teams, the 2019 event had three teams against each other in three-way Survivor Series matches.<ref name="SSoverview"/>


The promotion had several tag team elimination matches earlier in 1987, albeit with three-man teams and the feuds loosely related. In an early break from the norm, the [[Survivor Series (1992)|1992 event]] had only one Survivor Series match.<ref name="1992event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 1992 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1992/results/|access-date=November 18, 2008|archive-date=2008-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110122646/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1992/results/|url-status=live}}</ref> Only four Survivor Series events have not featured any Survivor Series matches. The [[Survivor Series (1998)|1998 event]] was the first without any Survivor Series matches, instead focusing on an elimination tournament for the vacant [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] (now WWE Championship).<ref name="1998event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 1998|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#98|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref> The [[Survivor Series (2002)|2002 event]] was the second event to not include any Survivor Series matches. Instead, it had an elimination [[tables match]] and a [[triple threat elimination tag team match]] (in which only one member of a team had to be eliminated to eliminate the whole team), but most notably, the event saw the debut of the [[Elimination Chamber]] match.<ref name="2002event">{{cite web|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2002| title=Survivor Series 2002 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=January 18, 2008}}</ref> The 2022 and 2023 events were the most recent to not include any Survivor Series matches, or any type of elimination stipulations, as both instead featured two WarGames matches, one each for the men and women, with the 2022 event also notable for being WWE's first main roster event to feature the WarGames match.<ref name="RingerSSW"/>
The promotion had several tag team elimination matches earlier in 1987, albeit with three-man teams and the feuds loosely related. In an early break from the norm, the [[Survivor Series (1992)|1992 event]] had only one Survivor Series match.<ref name="1992event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 1992 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1992/results/|access-date=November 18, 2008|archive-date=January 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110122646/https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1992/results/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2024, five Survivor Series events have not featured any Survivor Series matches. The [[Survivor Series (1998)|1998 event]], which was the first without any Survivor Series matches, instead focused on an elimination tournament for the vacant [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] (now WWE Championship).<ref name="1998event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 1998|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#98|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref> The [[Survivor Series (2002)|2002 event]] was the second event to not include any Survivor Series matches. Instead, it had an elimination [[tables match]] and a [[triple threat elimination tag team match]] (in which only one member of a team had to be eliminated to eliminate the whole team), but most notably, the event saw the debut of the [[Elimination Chamber]], a type of six-person [[steel cage match]] where each opponent had to be eliminated to win.<ref name="2002event">{{cite web|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2002| title=Survivor Series 2002 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=January 18, 2008}}</ref>

The 2022, 2023, and 2024 events are the most recent to not include any Survivor Series matches, or any type of elimination stipulations, as they instead featured two WarGames matches, one each for the men and women, with the 2022 event also notable for being WWE's first main roster event to feature the WarGames match. WarGames is a team-based steel cage match where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side and the two teams typically feature four to five wrestlers each but it is decided by one fall instead of eliminating all opponents.<ref name="RingerSSW"/><ref name="SSeries2023">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Survivor Series WarGames results: Powell's review of Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre and The Judgment Day in a WarGames match, Women's WarGames match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/25/wwe-survivor-series-wargames-results-powells-review-of-randy-orton-seth-rollins-cody-rhodes-jey-uso-and-sami-zayn-vs-drew-mcintyre-and-the-judgment-day-in-a-wargames-match-womens-wargames-m/|date=November 25, 2023|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref><ref name="SSeries2024"/>


==Events==
==Events==
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|[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
|[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
|[[Hulk Hogan]] (c) vs. [[The Undertaker]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]] and [[The Road Warriors|The Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]) vs. [[Irwin R. Schyster]] and [[The Natural Disasters]] ([[John Tenta|Earthquake]] and [[Fred Ottman|Typhoon]]) in a 3-on-3 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|<ref name="1991event">{{cite web |title=Survivor Series 1991 |url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#91 |website=prowrestlinghistory.com |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="1991event">{{cite web |title=Survivor Series 1991 |url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#91 |website=prowrestlinghistory.com |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
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|[[Freeman Coliseum]]
|[[Freeman Coliseum]]
|[[The Undertaker]] vs. [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] in a [[Casket match]] with [[Chuck Norris]] as the [[special guest referee]]
|[[The Undertaker]] vs. [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] in a [[Casket match]] with [[Chuck Norris]] as the [[special guest referee]]
|<ref name="1994event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 1994|work=Pro Wrestling History|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#94|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-date=2017-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083703/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#94|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref name="1994event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 1994|work=Pro Wrestling History|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#94|access-date=May 13, 2008|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083703/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#94|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|USAir Arena]]
|[[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|USAir Arena]]
|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] (c) vs. [[Bret Hart]] in a [[No Disqualification match]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] (c) vs. [[Bret Hart]] in a [[No Disqualification match]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|<ref name="1995event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1995/results/|title=Survivor Series 1995 official results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 19, 1995|access-date=2011-01-04}}</ref>
|<ref name="1995event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1995/results/|title=Survivor Series 1995 official results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 19, 1995|access-date=January 4, 2011}}</ref>
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|[[Madison Square Garden]]
|[[Madison Square Garden]]
|[[Shawn Michaels]] (c) vs. [[Sycho Sid]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Shawn Michaels]] (c) vs. [[Sycho Sid]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|<ref name="1996event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1996/results/|title=Survivor Series 1996 official results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 17, 1996|access-date=2011-01-04}}</ref>
|<ref name="1996event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1996/results/|title=Survivor Series 1996 official results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 17, 1996|access-date=January 4, 2011}}</ref>
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|[[Survivor Series (1997)]]
|[[Survivor Series (1997)]]
|November 9, 1997
|November 9, 1997
|[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
|[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
|[[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]]
|[[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]]
|[[Bret Hart]] (c) vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Bret Hart]] (c) vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
|[[Triple H]] (c) vs. [[Big Show]] vs. [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] in a [[Triple Threat match]] for the [[WWF Championship]]
|[[Triple H]] (c) vs. [[Big Show]] vs. [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] in a [[Triple Threat match]] for the [[WWF Championship]]
|<ref name="1999event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1999/results|title=Survivor Series 1999 official results|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=2010-12-05|date=November 14, 1999}}</ref>
|<ref name="1999event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1999/results|title=Survivor Series 1999 official results|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=December 5, 2010|date=November 14, 1999}}</ref>
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|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|[[Amalie Arena|Ice Palace]]
|[[Amalie Arena|Ice Palace]]
|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[No Disqualification match]]
|[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[No Disqualification match]]
|<ref name="2000event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 2000 official results|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2000/results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=2011-03-31|date=November 19, 2000}}</ref>
|<ref name="2000event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series 2000 official results|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2000/results|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=March 31, 2011|date=November 19, 2000}}</ref>
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|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]]
|Team WWF ([[Big Show]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], and [[The Undertaker]]) vs. [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|Team Alliance]] ([[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Kurt Angle]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], and [[Shane McMahon]]) in a [[Winner Takes All match|Winner Takes All]] 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|Team WWF ([[Big Show]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], and [[The Undertaker]]) vs. [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|Team Alliance]] ([["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]], [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Kurt Angle]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], and [[Shane McMahon]]) in a [[Winner Takes All match|Winner Takes All]] 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|<ref name="2001event">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2241|title=WWF Survivor Series 2001 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|work=www.cagematch.net|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref>
|<ref name="2001event">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2241|title=WWF Survivor Series 2001 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|work=www.cagematch.net|access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>
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|[[American Airlines Center]]
|[[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] (c) vs. [[Triple H]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] (c) vs. [[Triple H]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
|<ref name="2003event">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2003/results/ |title=Survivor Series 2003 results |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=2008-01-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102150217/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2003/results/ |archive-date=2008-01-02 }}</ref>
|<ref name="2003event">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2003/results/ |title=Survivor Series 2003 results |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=January 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102150217/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2003/results/ |archive-date=January 2, 2008 }}</ref>
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|[[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse|Gund Arena]]
|[[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse|Gund Arena]]
|Team Orton ([[Randy Orton]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Chris Jericho]], and [[Maven (wrestler)|Maven]]) vs. Team Triple H ([[Triple H]], [[Dave Bautista|Batista]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], and [[Gene Snitsky]]) in a 4-on-4 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|Team Orton ([[Randy Orton]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Chris Jericho]], and [[Maven (wrestler)|Maven]]) vs. Team Triple H ([[Triple H]], [[Dave Bautista|Batista]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], and [[Gene Snitsky]]) in a 4-on-4 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|<ref name="2004event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2004/results/ |title=Survivor Series 2004 results |access-date=2008-04-07 |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224051102/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2004/results/ |archive-date=2008-02-24 }}</ref>
|<ref name="2004event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2004/results/ |title=Survivor Series 2004 results |access-date=April 7, 2008 |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224051102/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2004/results/ |archive-date=February 24, 2008 }}</ref>
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|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
|[[Raw (WWE brand)|Team Raw]] ([[Big Show]], [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]], [[Chris Masters]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], and [[Shawn Michaels]]) vs. [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|Team SmackDown!]] ([[Dave Bautista|Batista]], [[Bobby Lashley]], [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]], [[Randy Orton]], and [[Rey Mysterio]]) in a 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|[[Raw (WWE brand)|Team Raw]] ([[Big Show]], [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]], [[Chris Masters]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]], and [[Shawn Michaels]]) vs. [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|Team SmackDown!]] ([[Dave Bautista|Batista]], [[Bobby Lashley]], [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]], [[Randy Orton]], and [[Rey Mysterio]]) in a 5-on-5 [[Survivor Series elimination match]]
|<ref name="2005event">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2005|title=Survivor Series 2005 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=2008-05-19}}</ref>
|<ref name="2005event">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2005|title=Survivor Series 2005 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=May 19, 2008}}</ref>
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|[[American Airlines Arena]]
|[[American Airlines Arena]]
|[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] (c) vs. [[The Undertaker]] in a [[Hell in a Cell match]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] (c) vs. [[The Undertaker]] in a [[Hell in a Cell match]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
|<ref name="2007event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series comes to South Florida for the first time ever!|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=4334938|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=2007-08-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717071919/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=4334938|archive-date=2007-07-17}}</ref>
|<ref name="2007event">{{cite web|title=Survivor Series comes to South Florida for the first time ever!|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=4334938|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=August 3, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717071919/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=4334938|archive-date=July 17, 2007}}</ref>
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|[[TD Garden|TD Banknorth Garden]]
|[[TD Garden|TD Banknorth Garden]]
|[[Chris Jericho]] (c) vs. [[John Cena]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Chris Jericho]] (c) vs. [[John Cena]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
|<ref name="2008event">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2008|title= Survivor Series 2008 at Pro Wrestling History|access-date=2008-12-02|publisher=Pro Wrestling History.com}}</ref>
|<ref name="2008event">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2008|title= Survivor Series 2008 at Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 2, 2008|publisher=Pro Wrestling History.com}}</ref>
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|[[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]]
|[[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]]
|[[John Cena]] (c) vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[Triple Threat match]] for the [[WWE Championship]]
|[[John Cena]] (c) vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[Triple Threat match]] for the [[WWE Championship]]
|<ref name="2009event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2009/|title=Survivor Series 2009|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=2009-11-22|access-date=2009-11-23}}</ref>
|<ref name="2009event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2009/|title=Survivor Series 2009|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]|date=November 22, 2009|access-date=November 23, 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Survivor Series (2016)]]
|[[Survivor Series (2016)]]
|November 20, 2016
|November 20, 2016
|[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
|[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|[[Scotiabank Arena|Air Canada Centre]]
|[[Scotiabank Arena|Air Canada Centre]]
|[[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]]
|[[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]]
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|[[Rosemont, Illinois]]
|[[Allstate Arena]]
|[[Allstate Arena]]
|[[Cody Rhodes]], [[Seth "Freakin" Rollins]], [[Jey Uso]], [[Randy Orton]], and [[Sami Zayn]] vs. [[The Judgment Day]] ([[Damian Priest]], [[Finn Bálor]], [["Dirty" Dominik Mysterio]], and [[JD McDonagh]]), and [[Drew McIntyre]] in a [[WarGames match]]
|[[Cody Rhodes]], [[Seth "Freakin" Rollins]], [[Jey Uso]], [[Sami Zayn]], and [[Randy Orton]] vs. [[The Judgment Day]] ([[Damian Priest]], [[Finn Bálor]], [["Dirty" Dominik Mysterio]], and [[JD McDonagh]]) and [[Drew McIntyre]] in a [[WarGames match]]
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Skylar|last=Russell|title=Survivor Series 2023 Announced For November 25, Set To Take Place At Allstate Arena In Chicago|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/survivor-series-2023-announced-november-25-set-take-place-allstate-arena-chicago|work=Fightful|access-date=July 7, 2023|date=July 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name="2023WGconfirmed"/>
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Skylar|last=Russell|title=Survivor Series 2023 Announced For November 25, Set To Take Place At Allstate Arena In Chicago|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/survivor-series-2023-announced-november-25-set-take-place-allstate-arena-chicago|work=Fightful|access-date=July 7, 2023|date=July 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name="2023WGconfirmed"/><ref name="SSeries2023"/>
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|November 30, 2024
|[[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
|[[Rogers Arena]]
|[[Roman Reigns]], [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]), [[Sami Zayn]], and [[CM Punk]] vs. [[The Bloodline (professional wrestling)|The Bloodline]] ([[Solo Sikoa]], [[Jacob Fatu]], [[Tama Tonga]], and [[Tonga Loa]]) and [[Bronson Reed]] in a [[WarGames match]]
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Survivor Series
The Survivor Series logo.
WWE Survivor Series logo used since 2022 (without the "WarGames" branding)
Created byVince McMahon
PromotionWWE
BrandsRaw (2002–2010, 2016–present)
SmackDown (2002–2010, 2016–present)
NXT (2019)
205 Live (2018)
ECW (2006–2009)
Other nameSurvivor Series: WarGames (2022–present)
First event1987
Event gimmickInter-promotional matches for brand supremacy (2016–2021)
WarGames (2022–present)
Signature matchesSurvivor Series match (1987–2021)
WarGames match (2022–present)

Survivor Series, branded as Survivor Series: WarGames since 2022, is a professional wrestling event produced annually since 1987 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Held in November generally the week of Thanksgiving, it is the second longest-running pay-per-view (PPV) event in history, behind WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. In addition to traditional PPV since the inaugural 1987 event, it has aired via livestreaming since the 2014 event. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".

From 1987 to 2021, the event was characterized by having Survivor Series matches, which were tag team elimination matches that typically featured teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. Stipulations had also been added to these matches, such as members of the losing team being (kayfabe) fired. During these years, only two events did not feature Survivor Series matches: the 1998 event, which hosted an elimination tournament for the vacant WWF Championship (now WWE Championship), and the 2002 event, which saw the debut of the Elimination Chamber, a type of six-person steel cage match won by eliminating all other opponents. Since 2022, the event has been based around WarGames matches for the men and women. WarGames is a team-based steel cage match where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side and the two teams typically have four to five members each but it is decided by one fall instead of eliminating all opponents. As a result, the events since 2022 have also not featured Survivor Series matches.

After WWE reintroduced the brand extension in 2016, the events from 2016 until 2021 centered around competition between wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands for brand supremacy; NXT was also involved in 2019. In addition to Survivor Series matches between the brands, the champions of each brand faced off in non-title matches. In 2022, the brand supremacy concept was dropped and the event was rebranded as "Survivor Series: WarGames", marking WWE's first main roster event to feature the match; NXT had its own WarGames event from 2017 to 2021 and it was discontinued after the match was moved to Survivor Series in 2022.

Origins and changes

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The Survivor Series 2005 stage setup

The first Survivor Series, held in 1987,[1] came on the heels of the success of WrestleMania III, as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view (PPV) market. The first event capitalized on the big time feud between André the Giant and Hulk Hogan, who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. Survivor Series was originally created to counter WCW's Starrcade. The first eight Survivor Series events took place on either Thanksgiving Day (1987–1990) or Thanksgiving Eve (1991–1994). Beginning with the 1995 event, Survivor Series was held on various Sundays before Thanksgiving. The 2005 and 2006 events were held on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, while the 2022 and 2023 events were held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The 1997 event was notorious as it featured the Montreal Screwjob.[2] Survivor Series was going to be discontinued and rebranded in 2010,[3][4] but following fan outcry, the company decided to continue with the event.[5] Survivor Series became the second longest running PPV event in history (behind WrestleMania),[6] and is also regarded as one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam, the promotion's original four annual events and their four biggest events of the year.[7] From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including King of the Ring, but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002.[8] In August 2021, Money in the Bank became recognized as one of the "Big Five".[9][10]

In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the World Wildlife Fund over the "WWF" initialism.[11] In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.[12] Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the brand extension, in which the roster was divided between the Raw and SmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform[13]ECW became a third brand in 2006.[14] The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,[15] but it was reintroduced in July 2016.[16] Survivor Series, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. In 2014, Survivor Series began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the WWE Network, which launched in February that year,[17] and in 2021, the event became available on Peacock as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March that year.[18]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, WWE had to present the majority of its programming for Raw and SmackDown from a behind closed doors set at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, beginning mid-March.[19] In August, these events were relocated to WWE's bio-secure bubble, the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at Orlando's Amway Center.[20][21][22] The 2020 Survivor Series was in turn produced from the ThunderDome[23][24] and was WWE's final PPV to present the ThunderDome from the Amway Center, as in early December, the ThunderDome was relocated to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.[25] In July 2021, WWE resumed live touring with fans.[26]

Brand competition (2016–2021)

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During the first brand extension period (2002–2011), there were only a few Survivor Series matches that were held between wrestlers of the two brands (e.g., Team Raw vs. Team SmackDown), but it was not the focus of the event. However, with the return of the brand split in 2016, Survivor Series took on the theme of direct competition between the Raw and SmackDown brands for brand supremacy, similar to the former Bragging Rights events held during the first brand split in 2009 and 2010.[27][28][29] In addition to traditional Survivor Series matches pitting the men and women from the two brands against each (2016 and 2018 also featured matches with the brands' tag teams going against each other), there were interpromotional matches that featured the brands' champions against each other in non-title matches (e.g., the Raw Women's Champion vs. the SmackDown Women's Champion).[30]

The 2016, 2017, and 2018 events were contested between Raw and SmackDown. The 2016 event[31][32] was the genesis for what became the theme of brand supremacy that began in 2017. In 2017 and 2018, Raw won the competition with a score of 4–3 and 6–1, respectively (SmackDown's one point in 2018 occurred on the Kickoff pre-show).[33][34][35][29] The 2019 event saw the addition of the NXT brand, which previously served as WWE's developmental territory but became one of WWE's three main brands in 2019, and in turn featured the first three-way Survivor Series elimination matches for men and women. NXT subsequently won that year's competition with a 4–2–1 victory, with SmackDown having 2 points, and Raw's sole win occurring on the pre-show.[36][37] NXT would not compete at the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outbreaks of the virus had occurred at both of NXT's home arenas, Full Sail University and the WWE Performance Center, prompting WWE to exclude NXT wrestlers from the event to avoid potential transmission of the virus to members of the Raw and SmackDown rosters.[38] Raw would win that year's competition with a 4–3 victory over SmackDown.[23][24] The 2021 event also did not include NXT as the brand reverted to its status as WWE's developmental territory in September of that year.[39] At the 2021 event, Raw again won the competition with a 5–2 victory over SmackDown.[40][41]

WarGames (2022–present)

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On September 19, 2022, WWE executive Triple H announced that the 2022 Survivor Series would not be based on the brand supremacy concept. Additionally, he announced that the event would feature two WarGames matches, one each for the men and women, marking the first time for a main roster WWE event to feature the match. The 2022 event was in turn renamed as Survivor Series: WarGames, and it was also the first Survivor Series held on a Saturday.[42] The NXT brand previously held an annual WarGames event from 2017 to 2021. With the WarGames match moving to the main roster for Survivor Series, this subsequently ended NXT's WarGames event, which was replaced by Deadline.[43]

In an interview with The Ringer in regards to WarGames at Survivor Series, Triple H said:

The tradition of the Survivor Series has ebbed and flowed and changed slightly over time, but this will be similar to that. This will not be Raw versus SmackDown. It will be much more story-line driven. I still look at it as a traditional component to Survivor Series in there because it's large teams of people competing. We just upped the ante a little bit with WarGames and made it evolve. Survivor Series has been an amazing event for 36 years. And it needs to evolve a little bit and this year seemed like the right time to do it.[44]

During the Survivor Series: WarGames post-event press conference, Triple H was asked if the WarGames match would become a permanent fixture at Survivor Series and he said "we'll see", citing the success of the 2022 event. In regards to the event not including a traditional Survivor Series match, he was asked if the match was done for good and he said they "weren't done with anything", noting that this year was the time to freshen up the event but the traditional match could see a return at future events. Triple H also revealed that the 2022 event was the highest-grossing Survivor Series of all time as well as the most viewed.[45] The 2023 and 2024 events would also retain the WarGames concept.[46][47]

Survivor Series match

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From 1987 to 2021, the event was traditionally characterized by having the Survivor Series match, a type of tag team elimination match that typically featured two teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. In a Survivor Series match, each member of a team had to be eliminated to win. The name of the match stemmed from this stipulation, as the winners were the "survivors", and in some cases, there was only one survivor. On occasion, there were additional stipulation placed on the Survivor Series match, such as members of the losing team being (kayfabe) fired. While typically contested between two teams, the 2019 event had three teams against each other in three-way Survivor Series matches.[30]

The promotion had several tag team elimination matches earlier in 1987, albeit with three-man teams and the feuds loosely related. In an early break from the norm, the 1992 event had only one Survivor Series match.[48] As of 2024, five Survivor Series events have not featured any Survivor Series matches. The 1998 event, which was the first without any Survivor Series matches, instead focused on an elimination tournament for the vacant WWF Championship (now WWE Championship).[49] The 2002 event was the second event to not include any Survivor Series matches. Instead, it had an elimination tables match and a triple threat elimination tag team match (in which only one member of a team had to be eliminated to eliminate the whole team), but most notably, the event saw the debut of the Elimination Chamber, a type of six-person steel cage match where each opponent had to be eliminated to win.[50]

The 2022, 2023, and 2024 events are the most recent to not include any Survivor Series matches, or any type of elimination stipulations, as they instead featured two WarGames matches, one each for the men and women, with the 2022 event also notable for being WWE's first main roster event to feature the WarGames match. WarGames is a team-based steel cage match where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side and the two teams typically feature four to five wrestlers each but it is decided by one fall instead of eliminating all opponents.[44][51][47]

Events

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# Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref.
1 Survivor Series (1987) November 26, 1987 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum André the Giant, Butch Reed, King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, and Rick Rude vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, and Paul Orndorff in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match [1]
2 Survivor Series (1988) November 24, 1988 Akeem, Big Boss Man, Haku, Ted DiBiase, and The Red Rooster vs. Hercules, Hillbilly Jim, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, and Randy Savage in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match [52]
3 Survivor Series (1989) November 23, 1989 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon The Heenan Family (Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Arn Anderson, and Haku) vs. The Ultimate Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, Marty Jannetty, and Shawn Michaels) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match [53]
4 Survivor Series (1990) November 22, 1990 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, and Tito Santana vs. Hercules, Paul Roma, Rick Martel, The Warlord, and Ted DiBiase in a 3-on-5 Grand Finale Survivor Series elimination match [54]
5 Survivor Series (1991) November 27, 1991 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Hulk Hogan (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [55]
6 Survivor Series (1992) November 25, 1992 Richfield, Ohio Richfield Coliseum Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [48]
7 Survivor Series (1993) November 24, 1993 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden The All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker, Rick Steiner, and Scott Steiner) vs. The Foreign Fanatics (Crush, Ludvig Borga, Quebecer Jacques, and Yokozuna) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match [56]
8 Survivor Series (1994) November 23, 1994 San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna in a Casket match with Chuck Norris as the special guest referee [57]
9 Survivor Series (1995) November 19, 1995 Landover, Maryland USAir Arena Diesel (c) vs. Bret Hart in a No Disqualification match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [58]
10 Survivor Series (1996) November 17, 1996 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [59]
11 Survivor Series (1997) November 9, 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Molson Centre Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [2]
12 Survivor Series (1998) November 15, 1998 St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Center Mankind vs. The Rock in a tournament final for the vacant WWF Championship [49]
13 Survivor Series (1999) November 14, 1999 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Triple H (c) vs. Big Show vs. The Rock in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship [60]
14 Survivor Series (2000) November 19, 2000 Tampa, Florida Ice Palace "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match [61]
15 Survivor Series (2001) November 18, 2001 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Complex Team WWF (Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane, The Rock, and The Undertaker) vs. Team Alliance ("Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle, Booker T, and Shane McMahon) in a Winner Takes All 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match [62]
16 Survivor Series (2002) November 17, 2002 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden Triple H (c) vs. Booker T vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship [50]
17 Survivor Series (2003) November 16, 2003 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center Goldberg (c) vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship [63]
18 Survivor Series (2004) November 14, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio Gund Arena Team Orton (Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Maven) vs. Team Triple H (Triple H, Batista, Edge, and Gene Snitsky) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match [64]
19 Survivor Series (2005) November 27, 2005 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Team Raw (Big Show, Carlito, Chris Masters, Kane, and Shawn Michaels) vs. Team SmackDown! (Batista, Bobby Lashley, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match [65]
20 Survivor Series (2006) November 26, 2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center King Booker (c) vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship [66]
21 Survivor Series (2007) November 18, 2007 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Batista (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship [67]
22 Survivor Series (2008) November 23, 2008 Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden Chris Jericho (c) vs. John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship [68]
23 Survivor Series (2009) November 22, 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center John Cena (c) vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship [69]
24 Survivor Series (2010) November 21, 2010 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett for the WWE Championship with John Cena as the special guest referee [70]
25 Survivor Series (2011) November 20, 2011 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden John Cena and The Rock vs. Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) [71]
26 Survivor Series (2012) November 18, 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Ryback in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship [72]
27 Survivor Series (2013) November 24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Randy Orton (c) vs. Big Show for the WWE Championship [73]
28 Survivor Series (2014) November 23, 2014 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Team Cena (John Cena, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, and Ryback) vs. Team Authority (Kane, Luke Harper, Mark Henry, Rusev, and Seth Rollins) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match [74]
29 Survivor Series (2015) November 22, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose in a tournament final for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship
then Roman Reigns (c) vs. Sheamus for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Sheamus' Money in the Bank contract cash-in match
[75]
30 Survivor Series (2016) November 20, 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Air Canada Centre Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg [31][32]
31 Survivor Series (2017) November 19, 2017 Houston, Texas Toyota Center Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Finn Bálor, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, and Triple H) vs. Team SmackDown (Bobby Roode, John Cena, Randy Orton, Shane McMahon, and Shinsuke Nakamura) in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match [33][34]
32 Survivor Series (2018) November 18, 2018 Los Angeles, California Staples Center Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan [35][29]
33 Survivor Series (2019) November 24, 2019 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler in a triple threat match [36][37]
34 Survivor Series (2020) November 22, 2020 Orlando, Florida WWE ThunderDome at Amway Center Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns [23][24]
35 Survivor Series (2021) November 21, 2021 Brooklyn, New York Barclays Center Big E vs. Roman Reigns [76][40][41]
36 Survivor Series: WarGames (2022) November 26, 2022 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn) vs. The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch), Drew McIntyre, and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match [77]
37 Survivor Series: WarGames (2023) November 25, 2023 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and Randy Orton vs. The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Bálor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre in a WarGames match [78][46][51]
38 Survivor Series: WarGames (2024) November 30, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Rogers Arena Roman Reigns, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), Sami Zayn, and CM Punk vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa) and Bronson Reed in a WarGames match [47]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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